Lionfish Compatibility

[spuds]

I just finished cycling my first Saltwater tank and introduced a lionfish to three damsels. Well the Lionfish ate the smallest one and I would like to know what kinds of smaller fish I can put with a Lionfish safely. I am interested in buying a small Naso Tang, is this a bad idea?

 

[grouperhead]

first of all what size tank is it? the lion will eat the damsels. what kinda lion is it. take it slow and dont add another fish for a while. we need some more info such as tank size, etc. bo

 

[spuds]

OK here is a little more information. It is a 55 Gallon tank with a small VOLITAN Lionfish, 2 damsels, and about 20 pounds of liverock.

 

[guppie]

A lion fish will eat anything it can get in it's mouth. You do know that a Naso tang get big you need at least a 125 for him to have a enough room to be happy once he gets full size. Good LUck

 

[grouperhead]

no naso in there. a volitan will eventually get too big also. you can still keep a lion in there though. get either a dwarf fuzzy or dwarf zebra, im sure you could work out a deal with your lfs to take the volitan back for one of these. a snowflake eel will go reall good in there. you could probably put a tang in there (like a yellow or a kole) but no large tangs. hth bo